Sitting in front of my computer, staring at the chat window, I caught my breath: I’m Xu Hang. Please add me as a friend.
My body seemed to freeze. My heart started racing, my mind went blank, and my face began to burn.
Oh my God! Is it... him? Why would he add me? Why did he add me? Is it really that person? How many years has it been? Why all of a sudden...?
My thoughts raced, but I couldn’t move a muscle.
“Cough, cough.” Another friend request came in.
“I’m Xu Hang. Please add me as a friend. Message: Hi, Cao Ran. I’m Xu Hang. Do you remember me?”
Oh my God! Again! What do I do? What do I do?
My hand trembling, I slowly reached for the mouse and inched the arrow across the screen toward “Accept,” but my finger had gone stiff.
I don’t know how long I sat there stunned. Then I took a deep breath and pressed down hard with my right index finger.
Oh no, oh no! What’s he going to say? What am I going to say? What do I do?
As I was thinking, a chime sounded, and his avatar began to flash.
With trembling hands, I clicked on it.
“Hi, I’m Xu Hang. Do you remember me?”
I slowly put my hands on the keyboard and typed, one key at a time: “Yeah, I remember.”
I stared without blinking at the chat window labeled “Xu Hang,” watching as a new line appeared below:
“Let’s be together.”
My mind exploded with a roar. It felt as though lightning had struck me, and I even forgot how to breathe.
